Tacora vulcano
Aggiornato: 16 ago. 2022 23:08 GMT - Refresh
stratovulcano 5980 m / 19,619 ft
Cile settentrionale, Bolivia e Argentina (Sud America), -17.72°S / -69.77°W
Stato attuale: normal or dormant (1 di 5)
Cile settentrionale, Bolivia e Argentina (Sud America), -17.72°S / -69.77°W
Stato attuale: normal or dormant (1 di 5)
Tacora is the northernmost volcano in Chile and located near the Bolivian border. It is a roughly conical andesitic twin volcano tiogether with Chupiquiña volcano to the north.
Reported eruptions in 1930 and 1937 could not be verified by independent sources.
There are many sulfur mines in the saddle between Tacora and Chupiquiña, and hot springs are located on the eastern side of Tacora.
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Eruzioni del vulcano Tacora: 1937(?), 1930(?)
Lastest nearby earthquakes:
| Data / ora | Mag. / Prof. | Distanza/Ubicazione | ||
| venerdì, 12 agosto 2022 GMT (1 sismo) | ||||
| 12 ago 2022 16:05 (GMT -5) (12 ago 2022 21:05 GMT) | 3.2 94 km | 30 km (19 mi) SOUTHERN PERU | ||
| martedì, 9 agosto 2022 GMT (1 sismo) | ||||
| 8 ago 2022 19:50 (GMT -5) (9 ago 2022 00:50 GMT) | 3.1 152 km | 40 km (25 mi) SOUTHERN PERU | ||
Sfondo
Tacora volcano is built on top of the Arica Altiplano, which is an ignimbrite platform at ca. 4200 m elevation. The volcano has glaciers down to 5500 m elevation. An explosion crater 300 m below the summit on NW flank.
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
